U21 League

Påskbergsvallen
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Samuel Hansson made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Falconer FC's Adam Wiberg got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 10thth minute of the game Samuel Hansson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Warberg FC's Lars-Erik Pettersson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Falconer FC's zone, Göran Ekeberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alf Rudberg came out of the goal and Göran Ekeberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Göran Ekeberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alf Rudberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Göran Ekeberg ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Johannes Bergendahl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alf Rudberg was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Lars-Erik Pettersson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Hansson's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Warberg FC's Lars-Erik Pettersson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Wiberg in the 23rd minute of play. Adam Wiberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lars-Erik Pettersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Wiberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute, Adam Wiberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Falconer FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Göran Ekeberg's late challenge caught a Falconer FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Göran Ekeberg helped the player get up and apologised. In the 35th match minute, Warberg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göran Ekeberg to maneuver through the defense. After 37 played minutes Falconer FC got a freekick which was hit by Jimmie Strömbom. Isaac Elg hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute Samuel Hansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars-Erik Pettersson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Johannes Bergendahl to make the kick off. Martin Lövskog hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Lars-Erik Pettersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Hansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christopher Nord's late challenge caught a Warberg FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christopher Nord helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Falconer FC got a freekick which was hit by Christopher Nord. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Hansson in the 61st minute of play forced Warberg FC's goalkeeper Lars-Erik Pettersson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Vibjörnsson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alf Rudberg having to make a save. When Warberg FC's Johannes Bergendahl in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Falconer FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Johannes Bergendahl put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alf Rudberg. When Morgan Hallgren fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Warberg FC's protests and gave Morgan Hallgren a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Warberg FC's Lars-Erik Pettersson got control of the ball when Pelle Pilberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 71 minutes Warberg FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pelle Pilberg who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Falconer FC's corner Pelle Pilberg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lars-Erik Pettersson quite easily take care of the ball. After 72 minutes, Adrian Vibjörnsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Warberg FC and the Falconer FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adrian Vibjörnsson hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute of the match Pelle Pilberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lars-Erik Pettersson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Warberg FC's Göran Ekeberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alf Rudberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After recieving a nice pass, Falconer FC's Pelle Pilberg tried to score from far away in the 87th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The Falconer FC fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Falconer FC's Samuel Hansson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Warberg FC's Lars-Erik Pettersson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Warberg FC from getting a goal against them. The Warberg FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Falconer FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Falconer FC.